Show r WHAT WHA T IS YOUR GUESS AS AS- ASTO TO BOOK BOOR MOST POPULAR WITH SCHOOL PUPILS STATISTICS S TT rr rr CITY SUPERINTENDENT INDICATE THAT BLACK LAOK BEAUTY BEAUTY IS MOST MOST WIDELY 1 K KNOWN KNOWN-C IX C J DICKENS DICKEN KINGSLEY ING EY USTIN f AUSTIN STEVENSON AND D THOMPSON SETON ALL FALD BE NATURE STORIES IN POP POP- IN HIND EARL EARLY FOLKLORE AND TALES OF ADVENTURE A AND i s. s What Wh t is h th the most popular story book with the children of the tho Sat Salt Lake rJake public schools 1 The question wa was proposed to a group r up of newspaper InC men Q and wom women n. n t The Tho e Tho First Header said th tho cartoonist car car- but then theu ho he is s n n joke Tale Talc tie the Grimms Fairy Fain said satI m managing in editor then thon hesitated when reminded that he be had left out Robin Robin- Robinn ton on n Crusoe TIIt editor edkor thought it ml ht bo ho Tho Arabian 1 Entertainment Entertain Entertain- ment Black Beauty Bald Kaid ad the j c editor I remember my tM teacher used to- to read it to us us and nd it almost brought tears tc to m my Ely eyes cres There is just t n a po possibility from tho the manner in which he ho said Mid it that tbt it did didi i brin bring tears team to his bis eyes Anyhow the tho sporting editor was right A list of popular books suggested sug SUI for tim tho use 0 of children in tho elementary tary schools of Salt Snit Lako Lake bv by the cit city superintendent of ot schools s shows hows s 's that Black Bla k pr previous io i to the thelast thelast last ast school year had been bC read rad by 1284 students It t was was' read b by 83 more I last st sear car making mang a total of 2119 children in the tho Suit Salt Lako public f schools who were acquainted with the beautiful animal an imal stor story Work With Library The public school and nd the tho free pub pub- lie library have havo been working to encourage en n coura courage e tho the trend trond of pupils and de develop p n n. taste for for tim tho bet beit literature Their efforts have havo been unusually successful successful suc suc- uc ce ful in in the past two years rears a and d home reading is now a 8 practical feature of the system of education D. D H. H Chri Christensen tenson city superintendent superintend superintend- ent cut of education has baR prepared some figures figures fig fig- ures which show tho extent to which pupils in tho the schools Lava have availed d themselves thorn them selves Ml of ot tho system of homo honio reading Those results ho considers most niost gratifying rati Dg The Tho list of books jives gives 8 the the grades ades by numbers rS for which tho the different books are recommended nd d. d Under tho beading HAil A Ais is shown tho the numb r who Lad had road rORd tho the books before tho the school year ar of ot 1908 1908 09 09 as as' as indicated by tho the reports Orts of or teachers on the subject and under tho caption B liB those who vho read tho the books during the tho school year car re r of 1908 00 An analysis of tho the report shows some sarno int interesting things abo about t the reading that is is popular with the school children chil chi dren then i i Greek Mythology ogy 6 For example the 1 hook book that is na next t in in 1 popularity to Black Beauty according according ac ac- ac cording to this report i is not Doth Robin Robin- on son Cru Crusoe oe but but- Old Old Greek Stories Stories' Tho The tales tales' that amused tho ra in its early arly days still amuse amuso tho of r the tho present day race raco in their earl early da day Robinson Crusoe however is pop popS ular It howd third on list with with readers of whom got jot ac nc acquainted ac- ac with the tho childrens children's hero last school year It It is closely rivaled ho r over by Robin lIo Hood which muS mus- mus ip n clientele o of 1232 of of- whom ti-IS ti h had d read the tho book Jast last year ear ar If thin keeps up tip If Cruso Crusoe will willbe be left leit far behind S js Family Robinson is iR away 11 in the r rear ar with only on tho the list pf Of course these tho figures cannot ho bo r re regarded r gardel cd as 35 final It is probable in tn other w words that inan many of tho have no not noi handed in full lull reports on tho entire list Still the list as gLen given may a indicate the tho h relative proportion of inc ine In more inure popular books with the t school chilar n of oC the cit city Good Gd Ones Left Out The Tho rho Hut Hilt js is s further incomplete in that it does not hot contain somo some books that are aro known to bo be popular with sChool bt children For Eor example the tIlO so society fiO o v ley editor mis missed d her altogether er yr because the tho teachers bors who made lUnda up lIP the Llie list jilt ro considered e that Tho The Arabian Entertainment Dt is IS couched in inu u Ht style le that is is rather difficult f tr r chil chit dren and so 80 it was not recommended for reading For tho same simo ren on reason the editor mi seed his second guess Smother another ri an animal imal story I Beautiful fiti Joe J c. c A largo large number of tho boys bOrs and ana girls of Salt Lake Lako City however ar are well acquainted wi with h this fine fino d dog Tho first of tho the modern animal animal- sh should uld tild it be nature faking faking storie ies f stories is quite popular thou though h h far down in iu th the list U t Wild Animals I Have Known wn claims only anI 30 readers reader's in the list lUt Fairy tales arc aro popular Grimms Grimm's 8 tkos takes tho lead With frith readers readers- Andersons Anderson's An An- derson dersons claims claim fOld Old Norse korso Stories 17 in addition td to tho the old Greek stones already mentioned Somo SOmal Great Novelists J NeIther either aro ro the groat cat novelists neglected neg ne Scott Scott's A Waverly series is rep re td follows l rese as ns 2 9 Guy Mannoring 48 Talisman Dickens shows bows no up in the list as follows fol fol- L lows Jows Vicar of Wakefield 65 Childs History of of England Nicholas i Tale Tl c o oi ol Two Cities ClUe David Copperfield Copperfield Copper Copper- field Ix L w Wallaces Wallace's Hur ilen had I waders Treasure Iro Island tad bad ad S Banyans Banyan's fJ Pilgrims Pro I tOSS tOSS- Kingsleys Kingsley's Water Bt Babies U Alico Alice in Wonderland I is not mentioned in the tho list Uncle Tom Toms Cabin had been read rend b by u llA Jane Jano Porters Porter's Scottish hAefs' hAefs Chiefa by and her Thaddous of ot t l Warsaw by Huckleberry linn inn made laugh lauh What They Dont Don't Road It IS it interesting perhaps to note that no flO pupils were re reported to havo have I read i ht Life while whir History for Grad Graded d and District Schools which w was n unknown to the before the tho lit list was promulgated was read b by y 42 12 PU pupils pupils- during durin the year c Tho The book reported n a as most read tead dl the tbt W was Black Beau Beau- ty That t That nc next in rank in this tup re tu ru- ru p peet ct Wa was lId B.-lId Baldwins Baldwin's In 8 Hero H ra Robin Rabin Hood T was third The Tha circular issued by Superintend Superintend- lct D. D U. U Christensen in in this regard rd follows mrs Th book books here hero H listed tro nr s ax-s tho those thoe e sue sug sug- seated In o our r course oure of or study for tor homo borne reading I The Tile following extract from the course f of ot study Indicates tho the place that this thin par part of oC of our work has In our general funeral scheme Pupils should bo be i o encouraged d to pur pus chase chue suitable books book boob to subscribe for and andred red at least on one of tho ho best but juvenile mo magazines and nd to visit the tho public library Talk Tatk with thorn them about theIr home reading and strive to develop a taste for tor tb the I to tp facilitate and encourage a as welt well M as to J give c dJ direction dir to lQ home read t log suitable book books havo have been i n connection COl with the this pr pre pie scribed Jb r reading ln In o v the third grade ae cn can obtain tl them from th tile the public library and from school In an fact an n incidental aim la I. lito to teach ch pu pu pu- pile nIts t. t the he u uco uce t oC of a and anI to them thorn 1 frequently into its It environment t. t The Tile re readiness anti and n with which pupils pu pUs pils respond to this additional will wille be e determined In largely eb h by h the quality oCth of oC th the lie In cla class clasi and tho the en cn- mI with which tho the teacher there Imbue them Tho The results result secured wIll wIllbe willbe 11 bo be be to an extent at I least ost a 4 measure or orthe he the teachers teacher's skill ami anI her heI power power- to In In- ph 0 her pupils with a genuine love 10 or for fot rC reading ln the best and purest A. A B. B Total lien Ben 1 Hur a a. JJ Gulliver's Travels a. i. Sl S-Sl St 66 41 Hi llan LIaa a Iba S I S IvanhoE o. a. n. n 6 60 lb ib 8 19 David Copperfield a ba tS 41 1 1 2 J lib a AmerIcan Cruiser in Hast Fast a n i 19 r- r 9 S S. S 1 1 17 t S Sam's Sams ni ms m's i Secrets I J 23 28 S a 32 Talo Tale Of Two Cities Sa Alice of ot Old Sa 94 H V eli Holt Sa 7 7 i M 11 20 0 Daniel Webster Sa a ol 51 51 l lo 13 G CC tI History for tor and DI DIstrict Dis- Dis DIs I Schools School Sa a 0 I 1 42 42 Uncle Sams Sam's Soldiers Sa Sn Ba Sa 1 1 1 11 1 12 12 st La-st of or the tho h Mol Mohicans a. W 19 Last Lat Days Dars of or Pompeii a. 3 84 94 21 l a 19 l' l t 11 it t 33 Red fled Ro Rock k a 30 I IB 16 16 John C. C Calhoun a b. a i. i I 13 43 13 1315 l 15 61 Gl Lowis and u-nd Clark a Q 85 85 29 1 H Alhambra a Jb-a I b 2 23 8 Jj i Scottish Chiefs ft a. 38 Guy MannerIng Sa a a. a tG 16 32 2 IS 48 Kellers Keller's Story of Her Her Life s 5 lot 11 Ills HIs HIsa a Way Ga Th ib 13 17 11 huckleberry Finn H Little City of or Hop n t. t i 9 11 Chance f for r Himself b It 2 u Blazed Trail 61 b 28 3 37 60 65 Put Yourself in us I-us Place liace Tb ib i H 14 31 i 1 t 1 15 lon of Old Greece ob b. b 1 lb 87 81 4 G GUnder Under the Lilacs Gb-a Gb 65 4 S Wild Animals I 1 1 Have lIao I Known a a. lOt lb Ho fo Know Lincoln n. Gb-n. 1 12 35 5 F 47 Tom lom Sawyer wyer a n O Anderaon's Fairy Tales 1 and a 3 2 Gb-a Gb z 97 4 CudJo's C Caved Cave a 48 40 Rosa nose In Bloom n. a. a. a Tramp Abroad a Gb-a 74 4 4 42 loonier hoosier Schoolmaster Gb-a. Gb 90 10 40 Roland noland a 1 at at- School a. 61 13 42 tz 53 55 Stories from ell a Lb-a 61 St 33 1 91 I Drummer Eo Boy a tOil Uncle Toms Tom Cabin 61 46 1 Com Cousins Sa 23 2396 G 6 01 Mad ladam m How and aM Lady Wh Why Vh sa a. a fib i. i 74 74 5 52 16 Prince and tho the Pauper Ea Sa a. a 66 Ways nA Sn in Gb 71 76 6 itT Hi Robin Hobin Hood a. a n. n 58 SSI I 61 1232 Last ast of tho Barons Baron Sa 11 9 I 20 0 0 ard Sa 1 l' l 3 f 1 Crisis ll Sa So o 10 11 03 Widow Boys Sa Sn J 1 SO 1 Right light of or Life Sa 1 1 u u 1 I Thaddcus Thaddeus of oC Warsaw Ta a a 43 CO Gr GIf o Mon Man n I v C r. r nJ J i. i 99 9 18 sr n Deo layr 91 77 16 Talisman Ta n Rb Sli h f 16 ii 3 53 6 69 Alexander Hamilton Hammon Ta 73 81 4 1 S 53 55 Old Greek Creek ek Stories Da rii t Gh Gb-a Gb Ta a. a 8 f 1613 3 l S SRed Red Rover Rove 7 ift H. H 38 29 23 G 67 Lorna al f s S' S 33 JJ 93 Treasure Island a ba 1 11 1 JS 45 Ol Old Fashioned Girl Tb a a 03 Tom Browns Brown Chool Days s jb a Tb-a n. n 83 16 40 b n S i S s. 8 3 1 II I CI Child's Childs History of oC England 13 a Tb-a ll f 16 16 Biography oi of a Gf Grizzly I ar a b b I j 13 l. l 2 Merry Merr Animal 4 TaJ Tales a. iba 26 Ii i 73 P re a. lb-a. ISi 87 j I. I Lion of the North a Tb-a 73 72 14 n I Spy a Tb-a a 54 4 87 57 i 11 1 I Oit a. torie 6 La Tb-a. Tb 32 IS Camp and Firesides of ot I Hc Revolution Ion a Tb-a 29 10 0 19 Jo Joa Bo Boys Boya- Tb IJ Ga CA SZ 0 03 51 Sv Family Robinson a. a 23 on Cr Crusot Crusoe of Sn ria 56 U 1275 Water Babies BabIc in 05 no Pathfinder Sa lis 69 61 69 I 80 SO 11 Vicar r of on Sn 30 0 3 33 35 G 65 Giant Glant Scissors ia ria c 27 26 5 US 46 2 r Little Men a h-a 31 Frank tho ho Young Naturalist a 89 Sri 11 57 Uncle Hemus Bemus Gb a 1 6 Story tory of oC a Bad Bo Boy Bo a. Ob-a. 11 Secrets of or the tM Woods a. b n. n 6 64 Hit r Little Mo Ie Too n n. 1 16 6 16 Cave Boy Bo of the tiia Ago Ag- Agot of ot Stone h-a. h a. b 93 3 32 32 Little Women omen a 36 Black B Beauty a. 1281 I 2119 tAttle Lord Ioro Fauntleroy f rha a b-a b 8 IQ 08 a. 16 wr Baldwin's Baldwins Hero Tales a ba 1078 Little Colonel a ba l 1 Grimm's Grimms Fairy TAI Tales s. s bh 88 Two KnIghts of 1 Kentucky Ken Jn- In tucky tuck ob b. b 21 Children of oC the Cliff b. b 57 37 7 39 |